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One of the most debated new payments technologies is blockchain. In this Oxford-style debate, two respected industry practitioners will argue for and against the case that blockchain will replace today’s payments platforms. Ripple will argue in favor of blockchain’s merits, citing the design of distributed ledger technology as superior to legacy architectures. FIS will defend the industry’s current approach, noting its scale, security, broad adoption and efficiency. The session will begin and conclude with a poll to gauge the audience’s opinion. Yea or Nay? Which do you believe?

Tony is the global head of Oliver Wyman's Payments practice, based in the firm's Boston office. Tony leads a worldwide team of partners and consultants to serve stakeholder across the payments value chain (including issuers, ATM deployers, networks, acquirers, merchants and private... Read More →

David Schwartz is Chief Technology Officer at Ripple. David is one of the original architects of the Ripple consensus network. Prior to joining Ripple, David Schwartz was Chief Technical Officer for WebMaster Incorporated, a Santa Clara software developer. He developed encrypted cloud... Read More →